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Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

October 30, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. if Required

Room 100
World Trade and Convention Centre

 

Summary of Recorded Votes (122KB)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 9, 2012 (58KB)

    Minutes for October 30, 2012 (66KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - Councillor Rankin

    Motion of October 23, 2012 Item 11.1.1

Motion - That Halifax Regional Council extend the existing residential curbside solid waste collection contracts with the existing contractors for a one year period (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014), and if any further extension is required, the matter comes back to Regional Council for decision. Funding is from the annual Solid Waste Resources Operating Budget (Account R322 6399) as outlined in the Budget Implications section of the October 4, 2012 staff report.

7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence – None
9.2 Petitions

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Oval Sponsorship – Canadian Tire (1.2 Mb)
10.1.2 Bank Signing Officers (179 Kb)
10.1.3 University Transit Pass Refund (386 Kb)


10.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Status of Grants and Special Events Advisory

           Committees (146 Kb)

10.3 DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE

10.3.1 First Reading Case 17446 – Amendments to the

           Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, Halifax

           Municipal Planning Strategy, Downtown Halifax

           Municipal Planning Strategy, and Downtown Halifax

           Land Use By-Law to Permit a 48 Storey Mixed Use

           Building at 1591 Granville Street, Halifax (11.2 Mb)


11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Watts

(i) “To request that Council repeal the current practice of disposal of surplus school properties passed as policy by council on January 31, 2012.”

(ii) “To request that Council request the Province of Nova Scotia for enabling legislation to consider such proposals as a Medallion Program, which involves transferability of taxi owner licenses.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Fisher – Request for staff report re: initiating a Pool needs assessment – East Region (19 Kb)

 
13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. IN CAMERA

Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following;

14.1 Legal Matter

A matter pertaining to litigation or potential litigation in regard to an identifiable person and information whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the interests of the Municipality.

14.1.1 St. Patrick’s Alexandra School – Private and

           Confidential Report

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera to discuss the matter.

 

14.2 Property Matter
A matter pertaining to the acquisition/sale of land in regard by the municipality; information related to the matter whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the interests of the municipality.

14.2.1 St. Patrick’s Alexandra School & Bell Annex - Declassified Report (137 Kb)

This item was dealt with in open session.

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera to discuss the matter.

15. ADJOURNMENT

 


INFORMATION ITEMS
October 30, 2012

1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk October 23, 2012 re: Requests for Presentation to Council – Board of Directors – Condominium Owners of Nova Scotia re: Provincial Assessments (158 Kb)

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